Turkish court imposes broadcast ban on fatal explosion at military base
A Turkish court has imposed a broadcast ban on an explosion on Friday at a military base in southeastern Turkey.
Twenty-five Turkish soldiers were injured...
Turkish gov’t aims to bring researchers back home after dismissing thousands of them
A program to bring Turkish researchers back home will be launched on Dec. 15, said Mustafa Varank, Turkey’s Technology and Industry Minister on Wednesday,...
CoE Commissioner Mijatovic submits opinion in Kavala case at European human rights court
Dunja Mijatovic, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights. AFP PHOTOS
Council of Europe (CoE) Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović on Thursday...
Turkey orders detention of 1,112 people in one day as part of crackdown
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office on Tuesday ordered the detention of 1,112 people as part of a massive crackdown targeting followers of the...
Erdoğan claims irregularities in İstanbul polls, hinting at new election
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday said there were irregularities in the İstanbul elections that he called an "organized scheme," Turkish media reported.
“We...
Journalists in exile hold protest in Germany in support of jailed colleagues in Turkey
Journalists who fled a government crackdown in Turkey and took shelter in Germany held a protest over the weekend on the sidelines of a...
Albania deports Gülen follower at Turkey’s request despite court rejection of extradition
Albanian authorities on Wednesday deported Harun Çelik, a Turkish teacher at a school affiliated with the faith-based Gülen movement in Albania, to Turkey despite...
Another journalist arrested for revealing information about intel officer killed in Libya
Murat Ağırel, a journalist from the ultranationalist Yeniçağ daily, has been arrested for revealing information about a Turkish intelligence officer slain in Libya, according...
80-year-old man interrogated for insulting Turkish president due to his Facebook likes
An 80-year-old man was taken into police custody and interrogated on accusations of insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan because he “liked” some posts...
Number of inmates with coronavirus in İstanbul’s Silivri Prison increases to 191: deputy
Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, an opposition member of the Turkish parliament and a rights activist, tweeted late on Sunday that eight inmates from İstanbul’s notorious...
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